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1. Contact
Contact : minh-trang.nguyen(AT)enpc.fr
Professional address: Leesu, Faculty of Science and Technology, University Paris-Est Créteil (UPEC), 61 avenue du Gal de Gaulle, 94010 Créteil Cedex
Phone : +33 6 41 56 37 61
2. Research topics
- Study of plastic pollution: Assessment of microplastics in wastewater treatment plant – occurrence, removal and fate
- Ecotoxicology: As part of my PhD study, toxicological impacts of microplastics from wastewater treatment plant on aquatic organisms will be examined.
- Environmental technology: I am studying the efficiency of different current technologies in wastewater treatment regarding microplastic removal
3. Research in progress
My thesis, supervised by Bruno Tassin, Johnny Gasperi and Rachid Dris, is entitled: «Microplastics in wastewater treatment plant – occurrence, removal and fate».
This PhD study is a part of the LimnoPlast project (H2020-MSCA).
In the frame of my PhD, I want to establish a first rough mass balance of microplastic at the scale of Paris Conurbation integrating:
- sewer network,
- releases from sewer by combined sewer overflow,
- wastewater treatment effluents and
- sludge fluxes as well.
4. Current teaching
5. Collective responsibilities
6. Professional path
| Period | Job / position / activity |
|---|---|
| September 2020 - | Doctoral student at LEESU: «Microplastics in wastewater treatment plant – occurrence, removal and fate» - Research advisors: Bruno Tassin, Johnny Gasperi and Rachid Dris |
| November 2019 - May 2020 | Master thesis project on «Microplastics in a German wastewater treatment plant - analysis with micro-FTIR spectroscopy»; Alfred Wegener Institute, Helgoland (Germany); Supervisors: Dr. Gunnar Gerdts, MSc. Lisa Roscher and MSc. Zacharias Steinmetz |
| October 2017 – August 2020 | Master program in Environmental Sciences at the University of Koblenz-Landau (Germany) |
| August 2011 – June 2016 | Bachelor in Environmental Engineering at Hanoi University of Science and Technology (Vietnam) |